RE: Oil light

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

It is not uncommon in worn engines for the light o flicker after a fast
highway run as the hot oil is thinner.  On my car heavier oil just tends to
run hotter and doesn't have much effect on the flickering oil-light problem,
so I now run 30 weight, but our air temps are probably less than yours, and
the car isn't my main transport.

Make sure idle speed is around 850rpm - that can make a big difference - and
the oil is near the upper mark on the dipstick.  
Is it clonking or rumbling at idle, which would suggest an overhaul is
needed sooner rather that later?

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Ayres [mailto:comwest@att.net] 
> Sent: 28 August 2008 07:59
> To: type3@vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: Oil light
> 
> JM=> Would I need a whole rebuild?
> 
> New bearings = rebuild. If the bearings are going, a whole 
> lot of other parts are too, so you just do it all. But again, 
> a flickering oil light is common and not in itself cause for 
> concern that rebuild time is imminent. 
> 
> Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
> '66 KG1600
> 
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